ABOUT
3-time winner of
BEST PIANO ENTERTAINER ON LONG ISLAND
by Bethpage Federal Credit Union’s Best of L. I.
JOE PIKET (ASCAP) has been described as “a more edgy Billy Joel” and “the Bruce Springsteen of Long Island” by local reviewers. Audiences on Long Island and all around the tri-state area have been blown away by Joe's energy, musical integrity, and lyrical originality. Joe has appeared with such diverse artists as Chuck Berry, Leon Russell, Jason Bonham, Dee Snider, Johnny Maestro, Renaissance, Alive and Kicking, Randy Jackson, Damon Johnson, and even TV personality/performer “Uncle” Floyd Vivino. Rave reviews for Joe's albums have appeared in Newsday, Good Times, and other print publications, as well as many online publications. Some of those reviews can be found on this site. You can also see and hear Joe perform his music on YouTube.
Joe Piket's first album, TEMPEST, charted well on CMJ, including # 1 on many college radio stations in the New York tri-state area and nationally. His next album, THE WATERS OF LETHE (on Elijah Records), featured the 14-minute epic title track, which was favorably compared to the music of King Crimson, Yes, and Queen, receiving airplay on over 300 college radio stations around the country. THE WATERS OF LETHE also features an updated version of Billy Joel's "New York State of Mind", with Joel sideman Richie Cannata on sax. Joe received special recognition from NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg for his inventive interpretation of the Joel classic.
After JOE PIKET AND THE STORM disbanded, Joe began writing new material, drawing on observations of, conversations with, and childhood memories rekindled by, his children. FATHER TIME (also on Elijah Records), is a collection of songs about relationships between family members - parents and children, husbands and wives, etc. While most of the songs are new material by Joe, there is also a cover of the Beatles classic, "She's Leaving Home", with an updated musical arrangement and some new lyrics (as well as some lyrics "borrowed" from a different Beatles song). The CD is a rich collection of instrumental and vocal textures, and lyrics that read like poetry.
In 2017, Joe released EVERYTHING IS DIFFERENT on his own label, FREDSSON RECORDS, a compilation of originals and (two) covers that cover many different genres, including doo-wop, reggae, Americana, prog rock, and jazz standards.
Joe's latest album is SONGWRITER, Volume 1, a collection of songs he wrote between the ages of 13 and his early twenties, recorded during the Summer of 2019. This was a two-man project on which Joe played all the guitars, vocals, and keyboards, and Nelson Montana did all the bass, drums, and percussion parts.
After finishing up SONGWRITER, Joe decided to put a new band together. Joe and the new STORM lineup blew away a packed house at My Fathers Place in Roslyn in January, as well as subsequent shows in Long Island and NYC. Joe is currently working with some of Long Island’s top musicians on his next album, tentatively titled, “Adult Themes”.
More to follow...